I’m not going to be one of those moms that shares every sordid detail about everything… But I will share this week’s breastfeeding frustration.

Monday I had a doc appointment, and was put back on birth control. We talked about options, and when asked what I used before Phil, I said Orthotricyclen, but that I’d heard the pill can interfere with nursing. She suggested doing orthotricyclen low, which is the lowest estrogen levels possible while still being effective. And that if I noticed a significant drop in production we’d change to something else. She seemed confident it’d be fine, so I agreed.

Took the pill Tuesday, took the pill Wednesday, and BLAMMO. over the course of those two days, everything got effed up. Production went way low, and now all the “easy” feedings I’ve been having with Phil are gone. I’m off the pill again, using the bottle after Phil eats so he gets enough food, and working on getting production back up again. BLEEYARGH.

In theory I’ll be back to where I was in a few days, but in the meantime you may as well staple the kid on one chest and the pump on the other.

The thing that’s most frustrating about this mess (aside from wrecking the easy feedings Phil & I have had, being back to feeding every two hours and pumping for 10 minutes after, and not being able to split phil’s late night feedings with Josh) is that I had read about the pill possibly messing with nursing and I went ahead and did it anyway when my doc said let’s try it and see.

Moral of the story is trust your gut instinct on some things. Now if you’ll excuse me I have 45 minutes before this boy needs to eat again.

While I wouldn’t trade it for anything, (not true, id probably trade it for a pony or a full night’s sleep) breastfeeding is extremely taxing work.